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Number of atoms on either side of a chemical equation is balanced by keeping appropriate coefficients and not by changing the subscripts of the element in the formulae . Justify .

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If subscripts are changed, then the molecular formulae, i.e., composition of the compound is changed.
Hence, the number of atoms on either side of a chemical equation is balanced by keeping appropriate coefficients.
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